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According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, a recent study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh’s Sleep Medicine Institute has found that women can be grumpy and upset with their partners if they don’t get a good night’s sleep. At first when I saw the tweet “pitching” this article, I thought it was [...]
I was browsing sexuality forums recently, and saw somebody giving the advice: “If you can’t talk about it, you probably shouldn’t be doing it.” This notion intrigued me, so I decided to explore it further, considering how being able to verbalize one’s desires and actions can impact one’s sexual experiences and health. First, there’s your [...]
A writer asked Miss Manners how to deal with addressing invitations to members of a poly household or situation in order to not be offensive; her reply is illuminating and, of course, the height of considerate. Follow us on Twitter @mysexprofessor. Follow Jeana, the author of this post, @foxyfolklorist.
The other afternoon I decided to take a breather from studying and break for lunch. As I’m enjoying my lunch and flipping through the channels - I stumble upon an episode of “VH1 News Presents: Celebrity Cheaters”. The next thing you know my 20 minute break turns into an hour long obsession with this show, and once [...]
While I was visiting my family in Los Angeles over the winter holidays, we enjoyed a number of fabulous meals together. These meals ranged from home-cooked simplicity to gourmet restaurant affairs that lasted four hours. During an instance of the latter–a deliciously decadent meal at Providence–I began reflecting on how the meals we eat with [...]
There are many opportunities out there for individuals to explore when looking for a partner. Some more common than others; we’ve heard of blind dates, speed dating, and the oh-so-poplar online dating – but what about video game dating? Thanks to my older sister, I recently read a rather intriguing article from The Wall Street [...]
“My emotional state is not a piece of IKEA furniture.” I found myself saying this to my partner the other night. I was working on a stressful project, hadn’t been feeling well, and was jumping through some annoying bureaucratic hoops at my university. I wanted to talk about my frustrating feelings and my partner wanted [...]
I was lucky enough to attend a lecture at the Kinsey Institute recently, titled “The Tyranny of Two: Are Love and Non-Monogamy Incompatible?” by Curtis R. Bergstrand. What follows is a summary of my hastily-penned notes, which I think are interesting regardless of one’s engagement in swinging, and which are also mostly a plug for [...]
When you are interested in trying something new with your partner it is sometimes difficult to broach the topic, especially if you aren’t sure about how your partner will react. Being anxious about bringing up your desires with your partner is normal, of course you would like to get a positive reaction from them, but [...]
Writers are smart and creative, which is sexy, right? This post listing 20 reasons to date a writer would certainly have us think so. For instance: “Writers enjoy their solitude. Unless you’re in the honeymoon phase of your relationship, you probably want at least some time to yourself and time to spend with your friends [...]
Loading ...Longtime MSP readers will know that we are big fans of Clarisse Thorn‘s writing: she intelligently tackles important sex topics such as BDSM, sexual submission, open relationships, and sex-positivity. So we of course were super-excited when her book, Confessions of a Pickup Artist Chaser, came out (available on Amazon and Smashwords and in paperback). Clarisse [...]
